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Dongfang Topside Floated Out in China

Sep 05, 2019

Heavy lift and transport company ALE said it performed an 18,000t topside load-out and floatover transportation from a yard in Zhuhai, China. The topside will form part of a new offshore platform in the Dongfang gas fields in the South China Sea to support natural gas development in the region…

TGS Acquires Production Data Firm

Sep 05, 2019

TGS said it has purchased all outstanding shares and completed the acquisition of Lasser, Inc., a Fort Worth-based company which provides historical and monthly oil and gas production data.Lasser owns, maintains and licenses a nationwide U.S…

Johan Sverdrup Nearing Early Start-up

Sep 05, 2019

The mega Johan Sverdrup field in the Norwegian NOrth Sea is expected to come on stream in October this year, one month ahead of schedule, operator Equinor announced on Thursday.The Johan Sverdrup development continues to progress well through the final stages of preparation for operations…

Snefrid Nord Comes On Stream

Sep 04, 2019

On September 1, Equinor and its partners began producing from the deepwater Snefrid Nord gas field, the first discovery tied back to the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea. Production start-up, originally planned for the end of 2019, comes ahead of schedule and at more than 1…

BHGE Deploys Downhole Intelligent Wet-Mate System

Sep 03, 2019

Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), said it has deployed its downhole intelligent wet-mate system, which enables real-time production monitoring and control of the completion system across the entire wellbore in multi-trip completions.Deployed…

Woodside Resumes Vincent Exports

Sep 03, 2019

Woodside Petroleum has offered the first Vincent crude cargo for export since production resumed at the $1.9 billion Greater Enfield project off western Australia, two trade sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.Output at the Vincent field…

Petrobras Produced 3.0 Mbbpd in August

Sep 03, 2019

Brazilian state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA produced 3.0 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) on average in August, according to a securities filing on Tuesday, up 21.6% from the same period a year ago.Petrobras, as the company is known…

A Piece of the Puzzle

Sep 03, 2019

As technological advancements continue, subsea processing equipment such as gas compression – now moving beyond Norwegian waters for the first time – may prove to be an increasingly important piece of the offshore production puzzle.“The overall subsea landscape is changing radically…

Brazil Oil Production Jumps 7% in July

Sep 03, 2019

Brazilian oil production increased to 2.77 million barrels per day (bpd) on average in July, up 7% from a year earlier, local oil and fuels regulator ANP said on Monday.Natural gas production also increased by 7% in July from the same month last year to 124 million cubic meters…

Bayu Undan Gas Contracts Updated

Sep 02, 2019

Liquefied natural gas producer ConocoPhillips announced new production sharing contracts with East Timor for the ageing Bayu Undan gas field on Saturday, following the implementation of a new maritime border with Australia.The gas condensate deposit in the Timor Sea…

SSE Selling North Sea Gas Fields

Sep 02, 2019

British energy provider SSE has kicked off the process to sell its 140 million cubic feet per day portfolio of North Sea gas fields in a single package, a sale document seen by Reuters showed.SSE said in May it was looking to sell its gas production assets…

Equinor Raises Stake in Johan Sverdrup

Aug 30, 2019

Norwegian energy company Equinor said it has completed the sale of shares in Swedish independent Lundin Petroleum and acquisition of greater interest in the giant Johan Sverdrup field offshore Norway following all conditions being met, including government and regulator approvals…

Johan Sverdrup May Start Up Early -Equinor

Aug 30, 2019

Norway's Johan Sverdrup field could begin oil shipments in October, earlier than the scheduled November start, an Equinor spokesman said on Friday, adding that oil market participants had been notified.The startup of production at Sverdrup, the largest North Sea discovery in more than three decades…

New Find Opens Doors for Equatorial Guinea

Aug 30, 2019

The new discovery offshore Equatorial Guinea’s Block 1 by US-based exploration and production company Noble Energy puts the West African country on the road to reversing declining oil and gas output should the project be turned into a viable commercial venture…

2P Reserves at Dussafu PSC Increased 89%

Aug 29, 2019

Panoro Energye announced an 89% increase in 2P oil reserves at the Dussafu Production Sharing Contract (Dussafu PSC), offshore Gabon.A mid-year update report from independent reserves auditor Netherland, Sewell & Associates Inc. (NSAI) on certain…

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